European Respiratory Journal

The ERJ publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of adult and paediatric respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, oncology, pathophysiology, imaging, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine and thoracic surgery. In addition to original research material, the ERJ also publishes editorial commentaries, reviews, short research letters and correspondence to the editor. Articles are published continuously and collected into 12 monthly issues in two volumes per year.

April

ERJ Podcast Eur Respir J 2012; 39: E16
Pentraxin-3 in COPD: innocent bystander or amplifier? Mantovani A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 795-796
Desmosine, a biomarker for COPD: old and in the way Luisetti M., Stolk J., Iadarola P. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 797-798
Towards prognostic biomarkers in pulmonary arterial hypertension Cracowski J-L. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 799-801
Rational use of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the EU: better patient care and less drug resistance Zumla A., Blasi F., Raviglione M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 802-804
Triple therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: an alarming press release Wells A.U., Behr J., Costabel U., Cottin V., Poletti V. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 805-806
European Union Standards for Tuberculosis Care Migliori G.B., Zellweger J.P., Abubakar I., Ibraim E., Caminero J.A., De Vries G., D'Ambrosio L., Centis R., Sotgiu G., Menegale O., Kliiman K., Aksamit T., Cirillo D.M., Danilovits M., Dara M., Dheda K., Dinh-Xuan A.T., Kluge H., Lange C., Leimane V., Loddenkemper R., Nicod L.P., Raviglione M.C., Spanevello A., Thomsen V.Ø., Villar M., Wanlin M., Wedzicha J.A., Zumla A., Blasi F., Huitric E., Sandgren A., Manissero D. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 807-819
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia Kotecha S., Barbato A., Bush A., Claus F., Davenport M., Delacourt C., Deprest J., Eber E., Frenckner B., Greenough A., Nicholson A.G., Antón-Pacheco J.L., Midulla F. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 820-829
COPD is associated with reduced pulmonary interstitial expression of pentraxin-3 Van Pottelberge G.R., Bracke K.R., Pauwels N.S., Vermassen F.E., Joos G.F., Brusselle G.G. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 830-838
Total desmosines in plasma and urine correlate with lung function Lindberg C.A., Engström G., de Verdier M. Gerhardsson, Nihlén U., Anderson M., Forsman-Semb K., Svartengren M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 839-845
Subclinical atherosclerosis, airflow obstruction and emphysema: the MESA Lung Study Barr R.G., Ahmed F.S., Carr J.J., Hoffman E.A., Jiang R., Kawut S.M., Watson K. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 846-854
Severity and outcomes of hospitalised community-acquired pneumonia in COPD patients Liapikou A., Polverino E., Ewig S., Cillóniz C., Marcos M.A., Mensa J., Bello S., Martin-Loeches I., Menéndez R., Torres A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 855-861
Clinical presentation and outcome of venous thromboembolism in COPD Bertoletti L., Quenet S., Mismetti P., Hernández L., Martín-Villasclaras J.J., Tolosa C., Valdés M., Barrón M., Todolí J.A., Monreal M., the RIETE Investigators Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 862-868
Physiological changes during low- and high-intensity noninvasive ventilation Lukácsovits J., Carlucci A., Hill N., Ceriana P., Pisani L., Schreiber A., Pierucci P., Losonczy G., Nava S. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 869-875
Febrile respiratory illnesses in infancy and atopy are risk factors for persistent asthma and wheeze Kusel M.M.H., Kebadze T., Johnston S.L., Holt P.G., Sly P.D. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 876-882
Trends in the prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis in Italy between 1991 and 2010 de Marco R., Cappa V., Accordini S., Rava M., Antonicelli L., Bortolami O., Braggion M., Bugiani M., Casali L., Cazzoletti L., Cerveri I., Fois A.G., Girardi P., Locatelli F., Marcon A., Marinoni A., Panico M.G., Pirina P., Villani S., Zanolin M.E., Verlato G. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 883-892
Chronic infection and inflammation affect exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis van de Weert-van Leeuwen P.B., Slieker M.G., Hulzebos H.J., Kruitwagen C.L.J.J., van der Ent C.K., Arets H.G.M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 893-898
Assessing the Liverpool Respiratory Symptom Questionnaire in children with cystic fibrosis Trinick R., Southern K.W., McNamara P.S. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 899-905
Increased incidence of nonfatal cardiovascular events in stroke patients with sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP treatment Martínez-García M-A., Campos-Rodríguez F., Soler-Cataluña J-J., Catalán-Serra P., Román-Sánchez P., Montserrat J-M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 906-912
Day–night variations in endothelial dysfunction markers and haemostatic factors in sleep apnoea Barceló A., Piérola J., de la Peña M., Esquinas C., Sanchez-de la Torre M., Ayllón O., Alonso A., Agusti A.G.N., Barbè F. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 913-918
Pulmonary embolism: CT signs and cardiac biomarkers for predicting right ventricular dysfunction Henzler T., Roeger S., Meyer M., Schoepf U.J., Nance J.W., Haghi D., Kaminski W.E., Neumaier M., Schoenberg S.O., Fink C. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 919-926
Bosentan inhibits cigarette smoke-induced endothelin receptor expression in pulmonary arteries Milara J., Gabarda E., Juan G., Ortiz J.L., Guijarro R., Martorell M., Morcillo E.J., Cortijo J. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 927-938
Sensitive cardiac troponin I predicts poor outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension Heresi G.A., Tang W.H.W., Aytekin M., Hammel J., Hazen S.L., Dweik R.A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 939-944
ASPIRE registry: Assessing the Spectrum of Pulmonary hypertension Identified at a REferral centre Hurdman J., Condliffe R., Elliot C.A., Davies C., Hill C., Wild J.M., Capener D., Sephton P., Hamilton N., Armstrong I.J., Billings C., Lawrie A., Sabroe I., Akil M., O’Toole L., Kiely D.G. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 945-955
Linezolid: an effective, safe and cheap drug for patients failing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in India Singla R., Caminero J.A., Jaiswal A., Singla N., Gupta S., Bali R.K., Behera D. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 956-962
Factors associated with hospital mortality in community-acquired legionellosis in France Chidiac C., Che D., Pires-Cronenberger S., Jarraud S., Campèse C., Bissery A., Weinbreck P., Brun-Buisson C., Sollet J-P., Ecochard R., Desenclos J-C., Etienne J., Vanhems P., the French Legionnaires’ Disease Study Group Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 963-970
Quantitative PCR to diagnose Pneumocystis pneumonia in immunocompromised non-HIV patients Mühlethaler K., Bögli-Stuber K., Wasmer S., von Garnier C., Dumont P., Rauch A., Mühlemann K., Garzoni C. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 971-978
Dietary antioxidants and forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline: the Health, Aging and Body Composition study Bentley A.R., Kritchevsky S.B., Harris T.B., Holvoet P., Jensen R.L., Newman A.B., Lee J.S., Yende S., Bauer D., Cassano P.A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 979-984
Breastfeeding is associated with increased lung function at 18 years of age: a cohort study Soto-Ramírez N., Alexander M., Karmaus W., Yousefi M., Zhang H., Kurukulaaratchy R.J., Raza A., Mitchell F., Ewart S., Arshad S.H. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 985-991
Quantitative assessment of chronic lung disease of infancy using computed tomography Sarria E.E., Mattiello R., Rao L., Tiller C.J., Poindexter B., Applegate K.E., Granroth-Cook J., Denski C., Nguyen J., Yu Z., Hoffman E., Tepper R.S. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 992-999
Molecular mechanisms of intensive care unit-acquired weakness Bloch S., Polkey M.I., Griffiths M., Kemp P. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1000-1011
Prevalence of inappropriate tuberculosis treatment regimens: a systematic review Langendam M.W., van der Werf M.J., Huitric E., Manissero D. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1012-1020
Interaction of matrix metalloproteinases with pulmonary pollutants Dagouassat M., Lanone S., Boczkowski J. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1021-1032
Towards individualised medicine for airways disease: identifying clinical phenotype groups Travers J., Weatherall M., Fingleton J., Beasley R. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1033-1034
Serum neurotrophin-3 and neurotrophin-4 levels are associated with asthma severity in children Szczepankiewicz A., Rachel M., Sobkowiak P., Kycler Z., Wojsyk-Banaszak I., Schöneich N., Skibinska M., Br?borowicz A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1035-1037
Value of s-ACE, BAL lymphocytosis, and CD4+/CD8+ and CD103+CD4+/CD4+ T-cell ratios in diagnosis of sarcoidosis Hyldgaard C., Kaae S., Riddervold M., Hoffmann H.J., Hilberg O. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1037-1039
Surgical salvage following stereotactic body radiotherapy for early-stage NSCLC Allibhai Z., Cho B.C.J., Taremi M., Atallah S., Hope A., Hwang D., Keshavjee S., Tsao M., Yasufuku K., Kim S-W., Bezjak A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1039-1042
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis: evidence for local B-cell clonal expansion Borie R., Danel C., Molinier-Frenkel V., Prevot G., Deslee G., Debray M.P., Delfau-Larue M.H., Crestani B. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1042-1045
Curing HIV-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension Tcherakian C., Rivaud E., Zucman D., Metivier A-C., Couderc L-J. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1045-1046
Home oxygen therapy during natural disasters: lessons from the great East Japan earthquake Kobayashi S., Hanagama M., Yamanda S., Yanai M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1047-1048
Call for an international survey on therapeutic lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Luisetti M. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1049
Prescribing and guidelines: both must improve to combat antimicrobial resistance Thomas M., Price D.B., Chisholm A. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1050
Is sleep related to cancer in murine models of obstructive sleep disorder? Nozoe K.T., Tufik S., Andersen M.L. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1051
Primary lung adenocarcinoma: characteristics by smoking habit and sex Stella G.M., Luisetti M., Pozzi E. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1051-1052
Do we always need computed tomography to detect and treat parapneumonic pleural effusion? Sferrazza Papa G.F., Di Marco F., Carlucci P., Colombo L., Mondoni M., Centanni S. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1053
Do we always need computed tomography to detect and treat parapneumonic pleural effusion? Moffett B.K. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1054
What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies Mitchell J.P. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1054-1055
What the pulmonary specialist should know about the new inhalation therapies Janssens H.M., Laube B.L. Eur Respir J 2012; 39: 1055-1056